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Adele M. Stan is AlterNet's Washington correspondent. She co-edited, with Don Hazen, the AlterNet book, Dangerous Brew: Exposing the Tea Party's Agenda to Take Over America. Follow her on Twitter: www.twitter.com/addiestan . Send tips to: adele@alternet.org subscribe to Adele M. Stan's feed

Occupy Protesters Mic-Check Palin During CPAC Speech

Posted on: Feb 11, 2012, Source: AlterNet

At CPAC, Santorum Surges Despite Idiotic Claims; Romney Poses as 'Severe' Conservative; Gingrich Makes War on GOP

Posted on: Feb 11, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Wisconsin's Gov. Walker Appeals to CPAC Crowd for Help Fending Off Recall

Posted on: Feb 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Rick "Man on Dog" Santorum Bites Mitt "Dog on Roof" Romney, Taking Chunk Out of Electability Narrative

Posted on: Feb 7, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Knocked Up: Republican Presidential Candidates' Plan for American Women

Posted on: Feb 7, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Birth control is under attack by all of the candidates competing for the Republican presidential nomination.

Poll: Defying Bishops, Catholics Support Obama Birth Control Rules

Posted on: Feb 7, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Updated: NOT $5 Million Per Year: A Not-So-Outrageous Salary for Komen CEO Nancy Brinker

Posted on: Feb 5, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Romney Wins Big in Nevada Caucuses; Gingrich Lashes Out, Vowing to Fight On

Posted on: Feb 4, 2012, Source: AlterNet

In Florida Romney Trounces Competitors, But Gingrich Steals Thunder With Bizarre Speech

Posted on: Jan 31, 2012, Source: AlterNet

In what may go down in history as one of the weirdest post-primary speeches ever, Gingrich seems to declare war on the Republican Party.

Watch: Occupy K Street, Defying Park Police, Erects Giant Tent Around DC Statue

Posted on: Jan 30, 2012, Source: AlterNet

"Blood Money": Devastating New Video Bomb Accuses Romney of Medicare Scam

Posted on: Jan 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Gingrich Can't Find His Lucky Race Card; Loses Edge in Fla. Debate and Polls

Posted on: Jan 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Obama's State of the Union Plays to His Base -- But Not Everything Was Worth Cheering

Posted on: Jan 24, 2012, Source: AlterNet

In his State of the Union message, Obama succeeded in painting the GOP as obstructionist, and came down hard on the banks.

Romney Paints Gingrich as 'Influence Peddler,' Newt Tones It Down in Florida Debate

Posted on: Jan 23, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Gingrich (and Race-Baiting) Wins in South Carolina

Posted on: Jan 21, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Gingrich set about putting a black face on America's poor, and was rewarded with 40% of South Carolina's primary vote.

Gingrich, in S.C. Debate, Shows Religious Right is About Patriarchy, Not Family Values

Posted on: Jan 19, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Huntsman Endorses Romney -- After Calling Him 'Unelectable'

Posted on: Jan 16, 2012, Source: AlteNet

Religious Right Endorses Santorum; Aims to Stop Romney in South Carolina

Posted on: Jan 14, 2012, Source: AlterNet

At a weekend meeting of Christian conservative leaders, participants agreed to rally evangelicals to support Rick Santorum.

Romney Wins New Hampshire; Huntsman Surprises With Top-Tier Finish

Posted on: Jan 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Huntsman Tells AlterNet His Plan to Win the GOP Nomination

Posted on: Jan 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Santorum: Iran’s Scary Shi’ite Theology Warrants U.S. Attack

Posted on: Jan 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Why the New Hampshire Primary Is an Elaborate Reality Show Designed for National Media

Posted on: Jan 9, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Media create the storyline, choosing which timeworn nuggets to play up, which controversies to amplify and which extras get selected to play the role of the 'typical' voter.

Gingrich, Defending Race-Tinged Food Stamp Comments, Is Dogged by Occupy Protesters

Posted on: Jan 8, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Activists from multiple states traveled to New Hampshire to demand some answers from the GOP candidates.

Bachmann "Suspends" Campaign After Losing Big in Iowa

Posted on: Jan 4, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Romney, Santorum and Paul Top the Pack: What the Iowa Caucuses Reveal About the GOP Base

Posted on: Jan 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Romney and Santorum each finished with 25 percent of the vote, and Paul won 21 percent. But these numbers don't get at the underlying dynamics.

Major Ron Paul Supporter Favors Death Penalty for Gays

Posted on: Dec 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Paul's endorsement from a pastor who wants the death penalty for gays exposes his links to radical Christian Reconstructionists.

How Ron Paul Could Win Iowa Caucuses -- and Screw Up Everything

Posted on: Dec 19, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Should Ron Paul win the first-in-the-nation presidential contest, the pundits will have egg on their faces, and Paul will have an interesting path in front of him.

Gingrich's Iowa Lead Taking a Dive

Posted on: Dec 13, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Iowa Debate: Clueless Romney's $10,000 Bet Blunder Makes Gingrich the Man to Beat

Posted on: Dec 10, 2011, Source: AlterNet

In a spirited Saturday night debate with no clear winner, there was one clear loser: former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, once considered the inevitable 2012 presidential nominee.

Bullies, Liars and Impostors: How Facebook and Go Daddy Shield Scott Walker's Online Guerillas

Posted on: Dec 4, 2011, Source: AlterNet

A spate of online disinformation, bullying and outright calls for the destruction of recall petitions raise the specter of fraud in the Wisconsin recall petition drive.

Operation Burn Notice, Pro-Walker Site Urging Burning of Recall Petitions, Disappears

Posted on: Dec 2, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Do Allegations of 13-Year Adulterous Affair Spell Doom for Herman Cain?

Posted on: Nov 28, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Sexual harassment may be ethically worse than adultery, but for evangelical voters, Herman Cain's alleged affair may be the greater sin.

Woman Alleges 13-Year Affair With Herman Cain

Posted on: Nov 28, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Koch Industries: We Really Like Black People. Really.

Posted on: Nov 22, 2011, Source: AlterNet

At Religious Right Forum, GOP Candidates Weep and Proselytize

Posted on: Nov 20, 2011, Source: AlterNet

In an Iowa megachurch, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and Ron Paul put Christianity front and center.

At Religious Right Forum, GOP Candidates Weep and Proselytize

Posted on: Nov 19, 2011, Source: AlterNet

In an Iowa megachurch, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and Ron Paul put Christianity front and center.

Cain's Milwaukee Meltdown: Will Koch Still Love His 'Brother From Another Mother'?

Posted on: Nov 15, 2011, Source: AlterNet

It wasn't just Libya policy that left Cain tongue-tied before the Journal Sentinel ed board: He didn't want to talk about the Koch-linked Prosperity 101 program.

GOP Debate Debacle: Audience Boos Woman Moderator for Challenging Cain on Sexual Harassment; Perry Brain-Freeze Spells Doom

Posted on: Nov 9, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Ohio: Koch-Backed Anti-Worker Bill Resoundingly Defeated By Voters

Posted on: Nov 8, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Occupy DC Disrupts Koch Group Gathering; Activists Struck by Car

Posted on: Nov 4, 2011, Source: AlterNet

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